New Ludacris Song “Obama Is Here” Not Likely to Help With Hillary Supporters

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Here on the Riff, we’ve covered how conservatives have tried to attack Barack Obama by tying him to scary hip-hop music, as well as the good (and the not-so-good) hip-hop tributes to the presumed Democratic candidate. But none have stirred up the, er, pot, as much as good old Ludacris, who has released a new song that lauds Obama and insults both Hillary Clinton and John McCain. “Politics: Obama is Here” (amateur video above) includes the lines, “Hillary hated on you, so that b**** is irrelevant,” and “McCain don’t belong in any chair unless he’s paralyzed.” One can just picture Obama slapping his head in frustration here. Clinton supporters have already demanded Obama condemn the song, oh and whoops, look at that, he has, thanks Drudge.

The song itself, I must say, is terrible, and clearly the lyrics are pushing the boundaries in a desperate attempt to make up for its deficiencies. It’s too bad, since Ludacris is generally pretty fantastic. After the jump, a couple of his standout videos to remind us why Obama had Luda on his iPod in the first place.

“What’s Your Fantasy”

“Stand Up”

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